Weather in Oakland, Maryland
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oakland, MD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:47 AM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
89%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Oakland, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
41°
11p
41°
12a
40°
1a
40°
2a
41°
3a
40°
4a
39°
5a
39°
6a
39°
7a
43°
8a
47°
9a
49°
10a
52°
11a
55°
12p
57°
1p
58°
2p
59°
3p
60°
4p
60°
5p
60°
6p
59°
7p
57°
8p
53°
9p
50°
10p
Oakland, MD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle47%71°40°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle42%75°53°
- MondayMay 18Overcast10%84°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—84°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle80%73°52°
- ThursdayMay 21Foggy30%60°51°
- FridayMay 22Light Rain50%52°48°
Oakland, MD
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Oakland, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
256° · backing 53°
Direction
WSW
256°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Oakland, MD
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Oakland, MD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:33 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oakland, MD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:07 AM
- Moonset
- 12:53 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Oakland, MD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Oakland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.